Hey everyone,,this thread is being created by me as an initiative for 2017.
I know, many are still baffled by 2016 result (including me), and its okay to be sad, but maturity is when we can stand back immediately after we fail.
Given the time constraints, its better we move on and start working for the next term.
Before this prelims, I was part of the prelims question bank thread which turned out to be one of most useful thread in my preparation. I was unfortunate to join forum late enough but it still helped me faced many questions directly or indirectly in the exam. People there were awesome and I had best time with them. Fortunately, most of them have cleared prelims and I am happy for them because they deserved it.
As the quote in above picture shows the value of a drop in making an ocean. Similarly, given that just 8 months are remaining, we'll prepare for mains along with pre from tomorrow.
We read current affairs, but we couldn't remember some of them in the exam or sometime don't delve into concept associated with them. So, from tomorrow, I'll be posting question which will be totally focussed from upsc point of view from my perception every night. Like if cauvery river dispute is in issue currently, I'll put question from stanley/mettur dam to Central water commission to anything related to it which could be asked possibly in prelims. Thiis way, by june, you'll definitely be able to recall and attempt some questions directly or indirectly especially if you just revise current affairs 15 days before exam.
I will put up some questions, someone else will put up and in this way, in just half an hour a day, you'll be able to cover concepts, current affairs and relevant portion of IYB at same time.
Attempting questions is the best way to retain more and more things in exam and in this way, we can cover most things upsc may ask. Trust me, if we do this regularly, you'll not even need any expensive test series if you don't wish to join.
This year upsc paper also made sure that they covered 1-2 questions from relevant issues from each month from september to august.
So, read newspaper everyday, mark 4-5 things in paper which you felt important from exam perspective and just put up-3-4 questions and solve questions put up by everyone. It will take care of your exam automatically. This will also help you in mains or cover something of the day if you couldn't read newspaper.
So, sayonara for today and will meet you from tomorrow 10 pm. Willing people can start contributing from tomorrow and It will become a group in itself soon once habits gets developed. I'll contribute irrespective of anyone want to participate or not.
Thanks.
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Good initiative.. I'll start contributing after 2-3 days break....
Thank you for creating this thread
PS- Feeling bad for U and few other good and DESERVING souls here.. Will keep a tab on the thread..but will be having very less active presence for some time
1. ASW Corvette Kadmatt of the Indian Navy is
a) a sophisticated RADAR system fitted on top of submarines to detect mal activities.
b) a fleet of ships tied together technologically to act as first defence.
c) a submarine that generates in-house nuclear power.
d) an indigenous anti-submarine warship to protect India’s maritime interest.
2. The recently launched Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform will give boost to the concept of
1) Cooperative federalism
2) Good governance
3) Gender inclusiveness
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above
3. Which of the following can be the easiest way to predict the upcoming Earthquake?
a) Huge release of Methane gas
b) Release of Radon gas
c) Release of Carbon dioxide
d) None of the above
4. Consider the following statements :
1. Strategic Debt Restructuring' (SDR) is a new tool made available to banks and financial institutions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the recovery of non-performing assets (NPAs).
2. The CDR scheme aims to revive stressed companies and provide an option to the JLF (Joint Lenders Forum) to initiate change of management in the companies, which fail to achieve the milestones under the Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
5. As per Indian culture, the word ‘Kolam’ is associated with
1. Art of Rangoli in southern parts of the country.
2. A type of tribe.
3. Art of weaving by the people of ancient origin.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
6. Which of the following is true about NBFCs?
1. They are a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956
2. They issue cheques and accept deposits
3. They may be involved in several businesses such as chit funds, gold loans and housing finance etc.
Select the correct statements from the codes given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
I will provide answers tommorrow, logging out
Just a request: please post 3-4 questions per day per user only whichever u feel best without tending to overlap so that the thread dont runs so fast that it becomes impossible to catch up: coz that creates a sense of frustration and lack of willingness to participate.
So even if 5 person contributes 4 questions per day, it will turn into 20 questions per day and could be easily covered in 30 minutes.
Try to keep your focus on concepts and your weekness identification by solving 20-25 questions a day, that will also give you a sense of satisfaction without affecting your daily time-table.
We will try to make it fast-track 2-3 months before prelims somewhere in april when we would've consolidated our already built base during all these months.
One strategy that improved my performance a lot even if it couldn't help me get through coz i got late to follow it was not just finding the right answer but also to find why a particular answer is wrong unless its clearly explicit to be.
special request: please give ample time to your optional and mains syllabus too for next 4-5 months coz we are trying to follow an integrated approach for 2017, clearling pre is just one of our aim but not the sole aim. Ultimate aim is clearing cse 2017.
Thanks again.
will start working on this thread live from tomorrow evening.
Btw, please try to work democratically here
PS: @Laal_Saalaam sir, thanks for posting 1st sets of questions and @Yo_Yo_Choti_Singh sir-jee for your kind encouragement.
गिरते है शाह-सवार ही मैदाने-जंग मे,
वो तुफ्ल क्याँ गीरेंगे जो घुटनो के बल चलते हो.
(इक़बाल)